Heather Christian, PT Physical Therapist

Areas of expertise:

​Ms. Christian is an outpatient physical therapist
who treats a variety of musculoskeletal injuries, both sports and
non-sports-related. ​ ​

Fun fact

Ms. Christian has run the Chicago Marathon and several half marathons after rehabilitating from hip arthroscopy

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Ron DeAngelo, CSCS, ATC, LATDirector, UPMC Sports Performance

Areas of expertise:

Biomechanics of running

Injury prevention

Strength training for runners

Active stretching

Functional movement assessments

Mr. DeAngelo works with active people of all levels to help
them prevent injury and perform at new heights. A Fellow of Applied
Functional Science, he is an expert on biomechanics, the science behind
human movement and performance. He also is certified as an athletic
trainer, strength and conditioning specialist, and performance
enhancement specialist.

Fun fact

Mr. DeAngelo is nationally known for training many notable sports
stars, including NFL All-Pro players and NBA All-Stars. He trains
runners to overcome a variety of obstacles and achieve their marathon
goals.

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Vonda Wright, MDOrthopaedic Surgeon and Director, Performance and Research Initiative for Master's Athletes

Areas of expertise:

​An orthopaedic surgeon, author, and researcher, Dr.
Wright treats patients of all ages with a variety of musculoskeletal
injuries. She specializes in shoulder, hip, and knee arthroscopy and
also is known for empowering adults over age 40 to maximize their
performance and minimize injury.​

​Fun fact

Dr. Wright’s running claim-to-fame is completing three Chicago
marathons and running multiple half-marathons and other road races –
some of them alongside her 72-year-old father or with her young daughter
in tow. She also wrote the official cross-training program of the
Pittsburgh Marathon

Kathleen Nachazel, ATCCertified Athletic Trainer

​Areas of expertise:

​​For nearly 20 years, Ms. Nachazel has been a member
of the Pittsburgh Marathon's Medical Advisory Board, where she
currently serves as medical operations director. She also serves as
assistant director of the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex facility.

Fun fact

In addition to her marathon expertise, Ms. Nachazel also has worked
as an athletic trainer with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre for more than
20 years.

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Jonathan Greenawalt, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist

Areas of expertise:

Modification of running program

Rehab of running injuries

Soft-tissue mobilization and stretching

Proper joint alignment

Orthotics/Inserts

​Mr. Greenawalt is an outpatient physical therapist who treats various sport-specific and non-sport-specific related injuries.

Fun fact

Mr. Greenawalt ran his 1st 10 miler in Nov 2014 and has run several 5K's in under 20 minutes.

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